Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 301;
Chapter [-]: When the forest grows, all kinds of birds can be found

Yongyang Fang, located in the most southwest corner of Chang'an City, finally welcomed some people in the evening, pedestrians on the road, those returning home, visiting friends...

The mansion in the last row of Yongyang Fang is the house of Cui Wang, the second son of Cui Youfu, the current head of the Qinghe Cui family, in Chang'an City.

At this time, the main hall of the house was overcrowded. Looking around, there were more than 100 people, old and young, in groups of five, whispering to each other, and some of them were making connections, making friends, and gossiping. All in all, it was very lively.

Cui Wang, who is on the throne, is being joined by uncles Cui Zheng and Cui Panke, Wang Ting, Wang Ping, and Wang Tan from the Wang family in Taiyuan, Zheng Shiliang from the Zheng family in Xingyang, Zheng Shijing, Zheng Shanguo, Lu Congshan from the Lu family in Fanyang, A bunch of people are discussing urgently.

Lu Jishan of Fanyang Lu's family pretended to be courteous with the people next to him, and listened to what the group of people were saying.

Regarding the recent series of changes, Lu Jishan agreed with both hands. Many notices have been posted on the streets and alleys recently. Although they are not signed, they also explain the general things clearly.

Then Li Dalang handed over half of the person who brewed Wuliangye fine wine to the imperial household department in a foolish way.

Now the Ministry of Household Affairs has also come forward to confirm that this is indeed the case, and it will distribute the brewers to the various branches of the five surnames and Qiwang.

Not leaving behind those meritorious nobles from the previous dynasty, and some rich and powerful families that have settled down over the years, now it is the same situation as it was hundreds of years ago, the royal family and the five surnames and seven families are in a win-win situation.

I have already passed the letter with Aye, the head of my hometown, and Aye is leading the seven elders of the Lu family's second sect to Chang'an.

You have to personally participate in the auction meeting held by the Ministry of Finance next month. As for the meaning of the word auction, the Ministry of Households did not explain too much.

Everyone couldn't guess that the ultimate goal of the court was to do business with the court, which was absolutely impossible to escape.

The eldest brother of the Lu family's head is also on the way with Aye. It's ridiculous that Lu Congshan, the eldest son of the three sects, is still in the belly of a chicken, gathering that stick villain, trying to prevent the family from participating in it.

Lu Jishan dismissed this. He always felt that it would be fruitless to fight against the court and the royal family. Anyway, he had already persuaded the sons of the three sects.

Lu Jishan sneaked into the crowd and found the Cui family in Qinghe. He saw an elder of the Cui family in the long room, and several elders of the third and second rooms talking in a low voice in the corner of the hall.

Lu Jishan had some contacts with this group, and he also had to deal with his temper, so he squeezed in and asked in a low voice;

"Elders, brothers, what do you think about this baijiu man?"

Cui Deling, the patriarch of Cui's second room, replied in a low voice;
"Other houses and other branches, I don't know yet, they are discussing, but I, Qinghe Cui's second house, have already made a decision.

A few days ago, I have received the letter from the eldest brother of my family, and the elder brother of the patriarch is on his way to Chang'an.

Don’t expect to arrive in 20 days, tell me to explore the way first, and find out the market, so that when the elder brother comes, he will understand what happened before and after.

My second room is determined to participate. As for other rooms, or other branches, whether to do it or not, the old man is not easy to ask.

Or it’s not uncommon for someone to feel that money is too much to deal with, the world is so big, but there are many surprises, the forest is so big, there are all kinds of birds, I can’t control others, hehe..."

Lu Jishan gave a thumbs up and returned softly;
"Uncle Cui is really wise. Our Fanyang Lu family, the head of the family, and my second wife are also as you think. I want to follow the Supreme and get some broth to taste, but I don't know how it tastes?"

The elder of the third house of the Cui family next to him stroked Hu Xiaoxiao's beard and interjected;
"How it tastes, our family will know after a while, but whether it is salty or bland, it is not enough for outsiders to tell."

Seven or eight people were talking and laughing together, only Cui Yueping, an uncle of Cui Wang's family, frowned tightly, bowed his head in thought without saying a word.

In the southeast corner of the hall, more than twenty branch parents with five surnames and Qiwang gathered together to form a circle.

Among them, the largest branch of the Taiyuan Wang family, Wang Xiangyuan said in a low voice;
"Everyone, do you have any comments? We are all branches of the major surnames, and we are not from the sect. We can speak freely and don't have any worries. Pei Rong, please talk about it first to give everyone a heads up."

A thin white scholar who looks like 40 years old said;
"Well, since Brother Wang asked me to speak up, you all know my temper, so I won't hide it anymore.
Our Zheng family in Langye was separated from the Zheng family in Xingyang to the Qilu land before the Sui Dynasty, and it has been more than 100 years now.

Although it is not a common surname, there are thousands of people in this clan, and there are more than a hundred households. They all rely on the trading of dirty wine and a few acres of Susukida to support them.
Unlike your other homes, there are silk and satin shops, rice grain shops, carriage and horse shops, etc., which can make a few more income.

Now, I have tasted the name of Wuliangye twice, and I won’t say much about it. If it is only sold in Chang’an,
I, Zheng Peirong, are not worried, but if I sell them in Langye County in the future, I, Zheng Peirong, can only bring a thousand people to farm.

Therefore, I, the Zheng family in Langxie, have no other way to go except to follow the imperial court and participate in the recruitment of the household department.

I can't put the food, drink, and survival plan of the thousands of people on the confrontation with the imperial court.

If I join Wuliangye, I can continue to survive, but if I don't participate, the liquor will be sold to Langya in the future.

All the turbid wine shops in our Zheng family can only be closed down. When the time comes, will they really go to farm?

So, if you want to discuss how to participate, I strongly agree, if you discuss confrontation with the court,
Please forgive me, Mr. Zheng dare not talk too much, this game is over today, tomorrow I will find someone to inquire about the specific market, I can't accompany you, please forgive me, forgive me. "

Zheng Peirong finished speaking quickly, and bowed his hands to a dozen old and young with his arms folded.

Cui Zhi, the second largest branch of the Boling Cui Clan, waited for Zheng Peirong to speak, and quickly took over the squabble;
"Ninth brother, what you said is that although your family only deals in dirty wine, who knows that your Langxie Zheng family's dirty wine business is very popular, so don't cry poorly here.
Brother, I understand what you mean, and I am determined to follow the household department.

Forget it, you and I have been friends for more than 20 years, and we have always advanced together and retreated together. What are you talking about, as a brother, I still follow you.

Don't talk too much, it's still the old rule, you go ahead, and tell your elder brother to follow up later, other families, a certain family can't control it, you can discuss it yourself, we two brothers, anyway, that's what it means. "

After Cui Zhi finished speaking, he stood directly beside his sworn brother Zheng Peirong, chatting and laughing with Wang Xiangyuan.

Seven or eight of the parents of more than 20 branches approached the three of them calmly, and some quietly stepped back and stood still.

The [-] or [-] people who were still doing well just now were divided into three camps, some of them supported following the imperial household department, some were firmly against it, and the remaining eight or nine people were hesitant, so they had to stand in another group and discuss carefully.

In this way, what was originally a good group of people and a stick of incense was divided into more than a dozen parts. Some people were talking and laughing, some were frowning, some were gnashing their teeth, and their expressions were different. It was extremely exciting.

The group of people at the top was also having a heated conversation. Lu Congshan, the third housewife of the Lu family of Fan Yang, knew the situation of his second gate, and strongly agreed to follow the court.

However, even though he is the eldest son of the third family, things at home are not smooth, Aye has been seriously ill for more than a year, and I am afraid he will go back this year.
It is an important moment for me to take over the position of the patriarch of the third house. Should I follow the court or fight against the court?
He really didn't dare to make a decision lightly, he could only watch and listen to the analysis and discussion of a group of people, wanting to see the situation before making a decision.

Cui Wang, the second son of the Cui family in Qinghe, as the speaker of the Cui family in Chang'an City, his words are very important, even some clan elders have to think carefully.

At this moment, Cui Wang was staring at Cui Zheng, and Cui Panke asked solemnly;

"Seventh Uncle, Sixteenth Uncle, I've finished my opinion, the imperial court is obviously out of money, and is holding up a knife to cut our necks.

I also inquired about the specific situation. Now, in the treasury of the Ministry of Households, there is not even a single large sum of money out. At this time, let's plunge in again. Isn't that a lamb waiting to be slaughtered? "

Cui Zheng's son became a deadly enemy because of Li Yu's death, and he most supported Cui Wang's decision, Cui Zheng said with a smile on his face;

"Nephew, don't worry, the old man is not a fool. Nowadays, all counties in the world are asking the imperial court for money to build righteous warehouses.
The household department was very stuck, and he didn't want to go out with a lot of money. He was in a hurry a while ago, and Zhizun ransacked his private treasury cleanly, so he dealt with it.

Later, when there was really nothing to do, the harem came out to make do with some trivial things, and these became an open secret.

Nowadays, no one knows that there is a lack of money in the imperial court. At this time, Li Dalang confiscated half of the baijiu business to the Ministry of Households, and was promoted to a rank of nobleman, becoming the county magistrate of the founding country. It is really strange.

Others also said that Li Dalang acted wisely, but according to the old man's investigation, Li Dalang was helpless. "

When Cui Zheng said this, he lowered his voice and whispered;

Do you know that the servants in my mansion have been paying attention to the big and small affairs of Lantian, and they came to report the day before yesterday, saying that Li Dalang was dumbfounded after receiving the order, which is dumbfounding.

At three o'clock that day, he and Dai Boyang sent by the Ministry of Household Affairs, as well as the former Chang'an county magistrate Zhu Bo, the cavalry captain Liu Wanquan, and the workshop chief manager Xiao Tong,
Several people were sighing and sighing, those few people were thinking about their own things now, and they didn't dare to dig out their hearts like before, how uncomfortable it was to go, and they all ate and got drunk in the end.

Think about it, the imperial court is ruthless, and directly promoted Xiao Tong, the chief manager of the workshop, to a member of the household department, and let his mother continue to be in charge of the workshop's errands.
He also made Bo Liuqi, the former head of Chang'an County, the general accountant in Li Dalang's wine making workshop, the head of the household department.
The two of them will have to go back to the Ministry of Accounts once a month to communicate with each other. Hey, he, Li Dalang, is also accepted today. God is really eye-opening...

(End of this chapter)